NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organization announced on Wednesday. The new gift is one of several Parton has made to the center over the years, including a $1 million gift in April 2020 for COVID vaccine research. That […]
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‘Tehran’ classic, nerve-jangling espionage thriller
“Tehran” is an Israeli spy thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel 11. Somehow, the first season, 2020, moved in among that year’s COVID-tainted flotilla of all-American hit shows to make people forget: “Jeopardy,” “Seinfeld,” sitcoms, “Bachelorette,” etc., one after another. Candy for the pandemic soul. So “Tehran” floated by […]
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Tom Rossi of tribute band Vyntyge Skynyrd talks about return to Madison
This is the third of five in this month’s series of “new to me” acts, and after two singer-songwriters it’s only right to highlight a band. So if you like your rock with a Southern flavor, then Vyntyge Skynyrd is the group for you. This six-piece Massachusetts-based band brings the music and the magic of […]
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Heard says she’ll stand by abuse allegations against Depp ‘to my dying day’
A Virginia jury sided with him and agreed she defamed him.
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Kevin Spacey will face London court on sexual offense charges
The three more victims are now in their 30s and 40s.
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Jagger’s positive COVID test nixes Rolling Stones gig
The veteran rockers are touring Europe with a show called Sixty to mark six decades together.
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Philip Baker Hall of ‘Hard Eight,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 90
He had a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity.
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Pulitzer and now top Tony Award, ‘A Strange Loop’ makes history
“A Strange Loop,” an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards.
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With ‘Jurassic World 3,’ dinosaurs rule at box office again
The filmmakers have said “Dominion” is intended to be the last of the “Jurassic World” films, which began in 2015.
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Green Plate Special: Start with a mix of hearty greens, sausage and onions
Then take your meal in one of several directions, from grilled pizza to quiche.